St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Union Island: Dinghy Theft Leads to Extortion
Charter cruisers who were spending the night in Clifton Harbour on Union Island in St. Vincent and the Grenadines found themselves having to pay a large fee to the finder of their dinghy which had had been tied to the stern of their vessel.
Published 3 weeks ago, updated 1 week ago
SOURCE: CSSN Incident Report
DATE: 2024-03-25 01:10
LOCATION: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Union – Clifton Harbor
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: Dinghy / outboard
SECURED: N/A
DETAILS:
A charter yacht spent the night in Clifton Harbor. At 0530 they found their in-the-water and not locked dinghy was “missing”. A search of the shoreline with binoculars at sunrise did not locate it. Shortly thereafter a local arrived at their yacht and told them someone had “found” a dinghy and took them to shore where another man claimed to have “found” the dinghy at Frigate Island (in the dark). A $20US finders fee was offered. The man demanded $500US and refused to return the dinghy until it was paid. The crew contacted their charter company who suggested they pay the fee and depart immediately. They waited for the bank to open, paid the $500US and the dinghy was surrendered. The police were contacted but did not arrive. They departed.
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Note:
A similar incident occurred in Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou, Grenada in November 2023 and was recently reported to CSSN.
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Related to following destinations: St. Vincent & the Grenadines, The Grenadines, Union Island
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